There is an appealing background to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall gaming is not legal. Eight casinos are based in a generally small location in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a prime location, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest wagering locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The phenomenal capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few limitations constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; still, financial sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and although visas are allegedly needed to cross, there are ways around this, as is correct of most borders.
The first Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored boat casino, highlights 150 slot machines and sixty tables. The Naga gambling den is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of vingt-et-un, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slots and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 one armed bandits and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-around vacation and hotel building that highlights numerous comforts on top of the gambling den, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 slot machine games and 88 tables.